Who Would Have Thought...

The happy little girl turned out to be suicidal.
The happy little girl developed an eating disorder.
The happy little girl became a single teenage mother.
The happy little girl ended up getting raped.
The happy little girl developed anxiety.
The happy little girl had her heart broken.
That happy little girl isn't so happy anymore.

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This is for you.
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I'm sorry you were raped as a little girl.
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